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Post by PQ Aztec on Sept 13, 2012 13:21:15 GMT -8
How is he a four star recruit and yet only is rated at 82?? Still in the top 100? |
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Post by chicobeanr on Sept 13, 2012 13:22:35 GMT -8
You would be too if you had an outburst out of nowhere of top ranked recruits.. 2011-2012 under Dave Rice: Bryce Jones: 68th ESPN Katin Reinhardt 38th Rivals Demetrius Morant 144th Rivals Anthony Bennett 7th Rivals/ESPN Khem Birch 9th Rivals Savon Goodman 72nd Rivals Roscoe Smith 37th Rivals/ESPN Christian Wood 33rd Rivals Hutson, Schroyer, Rice and Augmon are a recruiting monster. Of course we are expecting/hoping/praying for 13th ranked Isaac Hamilton and 16th ranked Jermaine Lawrence. Wishful thinking of course, but the way the ball has been rolling.. You're right about recruits mentalities though. Anthony Bennett/Winston Shepard are those who care less about attention and more about fitting in. You'll always have those Shabazz's, Noel's, John Walls, etc. and they'll always go to the school that will make them stand out the most for the next level....meaning blue bloods. Using recruiting rankings for transfers seem a bit out of whack, while I agree with that ranking with Birch, he is a future first round pick and a monster on the defensive end, I think Smith's stock has only gone downhill since he reached UConn, great athlete that hasn't devoloped skills like most think. I think you guys land Lawrence. Since 08-09 State is 9-2 against UNLV......Recruit high ranking players that okay...we recruit athletes who fit the system... |
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Post by chicobeanr on Sept 13, 2012 13:26:53 GMT -8
the argument doesn't belong in this thread, but may i point to unlv as an example of a fanbase getting wayyyyy to bigheaded over a recruit(s)? You would be too if you had an outburst out of nowhere of top ranked recruits.. 2011-2012 under Dave Rice: Bryce Jones: 68th ESPN Katin Reinhardt 38th Rivals Demetrius Morant 144th Rivals Anthony Bennett 7th Rivals/ESPN Khem Birch 9th Rivals Savon Goodman 72nd Rivals Roscoe Smith 37th Rivals/ESPN Christian Wood 33rd Rivals Hutson, Schroyer, Rice and Augmon are a recruiting monster. Of course we are expecting/hoping/praying for 13th ranked Isaac Hamilton and 16th ranked Jermaine Lawrence. Wishful thinking of course, but the way the ball has been rolling.. You're right about recruits mentalities though. Anthony Bennett/Winston Shepard are those who care less about attention and more about fitting in. You'll always have those Shabazz's, Noel's, John Walls, etc. and they'll always go to the school that will make them stand out the most for the next level....meaning blue bloods. Seriously who cares about UNLV.......This thread was to congratulate Dakari. So why get into a debate. |
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Post by azteccc on Sept 13, 2012 13:30:07 GMT -8
How is he a four star recruit and yet only is rated at 82?? Still in the top 100? I had the exact same q. It must not be updated or something, since I think that's what Alec was. |
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Post by dirtball on Sept 13, 2012 13:46:29 GMT -8
they changed their scale.
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Post by Azthetic on Sept 13, 2012 16:01:39 GMT -8
So stoked to land Dakarai. I was concerned when he got the UCLA offer and his dad said that it was "his favorite."
We now have the initial recruit in the class to build upon like Shrigley was last year.
We have broken the seal.
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Post by MonsterSiZiN on Sept 13, 2012 22:36:28 GMT -8
Using recruiting rankings for transfers seem a bit out of whack, while I agree with that ranking with Birch, he is a future first round pick and a monster on the defensive end, I think Smith's stock has only gone downhill since he reached UConn, great athlete that hasn't devoloped skills like most think. I think you guys land Lawrence. Since 08-09 State is 9-2 against UNLV......Recruit high ranking players that okay...we recruit athletes who fit the system... SDSU hasn't played a UNLV class like this, EVER...vice versa. So not really uinderstanding your point... and I'm not trying to hijack this thread. Was just responding to Azteccc's comment. Allen and Shepard are defensive beasts. Recruit some pure scorers around them and you have a good all around squad for the future. |
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Post by aztec70 on Sept 14, 2012 8:04:53 GMT -8
Since 08-09 State is 9-2 against UNLV......Recruit high ranking players that okay...we recruit athletes who fit the system... SDSU hasn't played a UNLV class like this, EVER...vice versa. So not really uinderstanding your point... and I'm not trying to hijack this thread. Was just responding to Azteccc's comment. Allen and Shepard are defensive beasts. Recruit some pure scorers around them and you have a good all around squad for the future. As soon as we can teach Jamaal how to score this will be a changed team. Oh, and if Tapley could just learn how to shoot a three pointer.  |
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Post by Azthetic on Sept 14, 2012 8:19:27 GMT -8
Since 08-09 State is 9-2 against UNLV......Recruit high ranking players that okay...we recruit athletes who fit the system... SDSU hasn't played a UNLV class like this, EVER...vice versa. So not really uinderstanding your point... and I'm not trying to hijack this thread. Was just responding to Azteccc's comment. Allen and Shepard are defensive beasts. Recruit some pure scorers around them and you have a good all around squad for the future. Thank you for having class and ignoring the taunts to drag this into a UNLV hate thread. I see that you did only respond to a point made by someone else. I guess it is just the price we are going to pay for the rise of Aztec basketball and the return of UNLV basketball to a national stage. I appreciate you continuing to chime in on UNLV related related content, even when it is heated and we don't all agree. |
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Post by quickdraw on Sept 14, 2012 11:10:52 GMT -8
How is he a four star recruit and yet only is rated at 82?? Still in the top 100? I had the exact same q. It must not be updated or something, since I think that's what Alec was. As of a few minutes ago ESPN had Allen at #87 and Rivals at #105 both 4 stars. A solid recruit for sure. |
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Post by Motown Monty on Sept 14, 2012 11:57:08 GMT -8
This Aztec squad will be a defensive beast. Teams are going to HATE playing us.
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Post by Cwag on Sept 14, 2012 11:59:24 GMT -8
UNLV = SDSU's Bitch.....
Hope everyone one is clear now. ;D
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Post by chicobeanr on Sept 14, 2012 15:23:01 GMT -8
UNLV = SDSU's Bitch..... Hope everyone one is clear now. ;D 9-2 the last few years against rebels...in ur case ur women slaps you around.>>> |
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Post by AztecBill on Sept 14, 2012 15:38:41 GMT -8
How is he a four star recruit and yet only is rated at 82?? Still in the top 100? Isaac Hamilton is the #3 player in California and rated 89. Dakarai Allen is the #8 player in California and rated 82. Darrin Johnson is the #10 player in California and rated 79. 2012Matt Shrigley is the #9 player in California and rated 92. Skylar Spencer is the #16 player in California and rated 89. The scale has changed unless there were about 16 players in last years class that were better than the top 3 this year. I just assume the talent is close to equal and we went from #9 to #8 and from #16 to maybe #10. We are working on getting #3 over #8 in Texas (Winston Shepard). That would make this year's class around equal to last year's class via the ratings - which is great since last year's class was the best ever. |
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Post by TheSanDiegan on Sept 14, 2012 16:30:57 GMT -8
you most definitely can. but one recruit, a class does not make. let's all hope we build on this. the argument doesn't belong in this thread, but may i point to unlv as an example of a fanbase getting wayyyyy to bigheaded over a recruit(s)? our coaches are for sure better, and better at developing talent. i am ecstatic we got allen, seriously. but in the long term this is only (hopefully) a sign of things to come. the point was never that we weren't going to get *any* recruits, but that the longer we're there, the more recruiting will be a struggle. in the articles out already, he says how multiple schools are saying "big west! big west!". this kid is now an aztec for life, and im damn proud that a conference affiliation didn't matter to him. but to equate this one kid to all recruits isn't appropriate. -- and edit:: recruits don't change rpi, sos, at large bids, etc. jesus christo on a cracker, gettin' crazy with the Cheese Whiz. Somewhere, in a not-too-distance future, azteccc has already pre-written a post that includes the statement, "yeah, but it's only ONE national championship."  Somebody needs to re-up their supply:  |
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Post by insider on Sept 14, 2012 16:32:37 GMT -8
How is he a four star recruit and yet only is rated at 82?? Still in the top 100? Isaac Hamilton is the #3 player in California and rated 89. Dakarai Allen is the #8 player in California and rated 82. Darrin Johnson is the #10 player in California and rated 79. 2012Matt Shrigley is the #9 player in California and rated 92. Skylar Spencer is the #16 player in California and rated 89. The scale has changed unless there were about 16 players in last years class that were better than the top 3 this year. I just assume the talent is close to equal and we went from #9 to #8 and from #16 to maybe #10. We are working on getting #3 over #8 in Texas (Winston Shepard). That would make this year's class around equal to last year's class via the ratings - which is great since last year's class was the best ever. ESPN does a terrible job evaluating the west coast when it comes to high school and california in particular, you should ignore their rankings. |
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Post by azteccc on Sept 14, 2012 17:13:16 GMT -8
on a cracker, gettin' crazy with the Cheese Whiz. Somewhere, in a not-too-distance future, azteccc has already pre-written a post that includes the statement, "yeah, but it's only ONE national championship." Somebody needs to re-up their supply:  i laughed. |
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Post by danloc09 on Sept 14, 2012 18:32:42 GMT -8
Since 08-09 State is 9-2 against UNLV......Recruit high ranking players that okay...we recruit athletes who fit the system... SDSU hasn't played a UNLV class like this, EVER...vice versa. So not really uinderstanding your point... and I'm not trying to hijack this thread. Was just responding to Azteccc's comment. Allen and Shepard are defensive beasts. Recruit some pure scorers around them and you have a good all around squad for the future. Who do you think gets Isaac? |
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Post by MonsterSiZiN on Sept 14, 2012 22:46:48 GMT -8
SDSU hasn't played a UNLV class like this, EVER...vice versa. So not really uinderstanding your point... and I'm not trying to hijack this thread. Was just responding to Azteccc's comment. Allen and Shepard are defensive beasts. Recruit some pure scorers around them and you have a good all around squad for the future. As soon as we can teach Jamaal how to score this will be a changed team. Oh, and if Tapley could just learn how to shoot a three pointer. I'm talking about the future. Jamaal to NBA and Tap will graduate when Allen and Shepard both are on the floor. |
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Post by MonsterSiZiN on Sept 14, 2012 22:58:51 GMT -8
SDSU hasn't played a UNLV class like this, EVER...vice versa. So not really uinderstanding your point... and I'm not trying to hijack this thread. Was just responding to Azteccc's comment. Allen and Shepard are defensive beasts. Recruit some pure scorers around them and you have a good all around squad for the future. Thank you for having class and ignoring the taunts to drag this into a UNLV hate thread. I see that you did only respond to a point made by someone else. I guess it is just the price we are going to pay for the rise of Aztec basketball and the return of UNLV basketball to a national stage. I appreciate you continuing to chime in on UNLV related related content, even when it is heated and we don't all agree. I've realized in the past that it's useless to beat a dead horse. I like talking college hoops in general without trying to sound too bias. |
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